The movie American Psycho..now about that ending

[spencerforhire]

Read the book if you get a chance. The movie is a classic and one of the better depictions of film/books but the book is an absolute gem. You get to delve much deeper into the chaotic mind of Patrick Batemen. As for your question, I would say No. He did not commit the crimes and it was a figment of his imagination where he would slip in and out of those thoughts of murder because he was obviously troubled himself. I would say Patrick himself wanted to believe he was committing these crimes but the beauty of the book/film is that none of it is truly clear.

Just copped the book today at Barnes & Noble gonna read it soon... if the book is just as good as the movie

 

[spencerforhire]

19 Things You Might Not Know About <em>American Psycho</em>

Did yall know Leonardo DiCaprio was supposed to play Bateman?

I pictured DiCaprio's version of Bateman like a more violent Wolf of Wall Street.

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

I find it hard to believe nobody heard the chainsaw, or the hooker screaming, and banging on the doors. Then again, it was supposed to be a satire of superficial yuppie greed, so they cleaned up Paul's apartment, because it was such prime real estate.

 

[the cac mamba]

i had dinner with paul allen last week :jayfdup:

 

[spencerforhire]

I wonder if someone like Jim Carrey would've been great in his role as Bateman.

They had Johnny Depp/Oliver stone at one point.... glad it didn't go there.

 

[NobodyReally]

Ugh, some authors are just too pretentious for their own good. The movie is heralded as a classic. And the ending is still the same, we don't know whether Bateman did it or not. Ultimately it ends how it began, we simply don't know who Bateman is; a no name rando at a firm or a psychopath.

Less Than Zero was awesome.


I personally think Bateman did at least some of it and fantasized and embellished the rest to feed his ego. I have no proof to point to though.

 

[YouMadd?]

Patrick didn’t do it, he was a daddy’s boy, quite p*ssy in comparison to his colleagues.


Have they ever done a Brett Easton Ellis book correctly as a movie? This is probably the closest.

 

[YouMadd?]

Less Than Zero was awesome.


I personally think Bateman did at least some of it and fantasized and embellished the rest to feed his ego. I have no proof to point to though.

Less Than Zero was not a good adaption as a film.